Community27 Jun 2026Leadwerks Summer Games TournamentAs the summer days heat up, the Leadwerks community is igniting a new season of creativity and cooperation with our Summer Games Tournament ! This is your chance to showcase your skills, develop exciting new projects, and participate in a lively celebration of game design. Let’s make this summer a season of innovation, collaboration, and unforgettable gaming moments! 🏆 The Challenge Create a s…
Leadwerks Game Engine 5.0.2 is now available with new fixes and features for you to enjoy. Enhanced Timing New enhanced timing features provide smooth stutter-free movement and make Leadwerks a great choice for use in twitch shooters and other fast-paced games. Before you we begin, let me point out that you don't have to do any of this. 75% of players use a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz, and if…
As the new year begins, we reflect on this year’s Winter Games Tournament, a vibrant showcase of talent, innovation, and collaborative spirit from the Leadwerks community. Over the course of 30 days, developers of all skill levels poured their ideas into a variety of creative, fun, and impressive games built using Leadwerks. From charming strategy games to fast-paced challenges, each entry demo…
As the days grow shorter, fireplaces crackle, and winter chill fills the air, the Leadwerks community is heating things up with the return of our annual Winter Games Tournament ! It’s your chance to unleash your creativity, bring your wildest ideas to life, and take part in the fun with your fellow developers. 🏆 The Challenge Create a simple, playable game using Leadwerks within the tournament…
Leadwerks Game Engine 5 is an all-new update that makes game development easier than ever. Dive into our video tutorials and learn everything you need to bring your ideas to life. Create with ease using our intuitive visual editor and Lua script. When you're ready to publish, you keep 100% of your profits with our royalty-free license. Optimized by Default Our new multithreaded architecture pre…
We’re excited to invite all our community members to a special live developer meeting happening this Saturday morning on our Discord server . This is a fantastic opportunity to connect directly with the Leadwerks community, ask questions, and get the latest updates firsthand. In this special session, we will share our experience using the powerful level design features in Leadwerks 5 to bring o…
Another game made with Leadwerks Game Engine , the fixed-camera mystery advanture Resonant Dusk has been released: Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation…or damnation.
I'm proud to announce the release of the first Leadwerks Games Bundle. Start building your own games with Leadwerks Engine and discover indie titles created by developers just like you. This bundle includes Leadwerks Game Engine, along with three games created with Leadwerks, and a generous discount. Unleash your creativity and embark on an exciting journey into game development with Leadwerks…
Developer HorrorTheory has released their Leadwerks-powered game Concealment . Your life is in your hands Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place. Concealment is a first-person psychological horror game. A game in which you need to solve the mystery of an abandoned ancient village. St…
A new update for Leadwerks Game Engine 4.6 is available on the default branch. This fixes a physics bug that would cause boxes to float into the air after the player stepped on them.
Leadwerks Game Engine 4.6 is now available on Steam! This free update adds Steam peer-to-peer networking, lobbies, voice chat, and more. A new multiplayer game template makes it easy to get started with your own multiplayer games, adding new depth and interactivity to the fun. We've also added over 100 bug fixes, making this the most stable release ever to build your game on! This update also i…
Leadwerks 3.0 was released during GDC 2013. I gave a talk on graphics optimization and also had a booth at the expo. Something else significant happened that week. After the expo closed I walked over to the Oculus booth and they let me try out the first Rift prototype. This was a pivotal time both for us and for the entire game industry. Mobile was on the downswing but there were new technologi…
Bladequest: The First Chapter is a short, but highly atmospheric first person game experience, Powered by Leadwerks Game Engine and inspired by games like The Elder Scrolls, or the Gothic Series. It is called the “The First Chapter”, because it is one, in a series of games, created to directly test existing game mechanics in field and step by step craft an awesome game from your feedback! Watch…
Summer is here, and you know what that means! Yes, it is time for another LEGENDARY game tournament. This year the theme is "Retro Gaming". Create a modern take on an arcade game hearkening back to the days of NES, Neo Geo, Sega, or just make anything you want. Either way, you get this totally radical poster as a prize! How does it work? For one month, the Leadwerks community builds small playa…
We've added a new website feature called Projects to help teams collaborate on their games. A project can be created with several privacy features so you can use this for public open-source games everyone can participate in, or for your team's secret project. You can add a forum, blog, and downloads section to your project and use it to host files, carry out discussions, and post updates to you…
An update is available on the beta branch on Steam that adds support for multiplayer games with the following features: · NAT punch-through with relay server fallback. · Connectionless peer-to-peer UDP messages with multiple channels and optional reliable flag. · Public server list of available games to play. · Voice-over-IP for in-game chat (and taunts!). The new multiplayer system will open u…
An update for Leadwerks Game Engine 4.5 has been pushed out on Steam. The following fixes have been made: · View projection for Oculus Rift VR headset is fixed. · Added VR.AButton, VR.BButton, VR.GripAxis for improved compatibility with Oculus Touch controllers. · Fixed terrain collision bug. · Added missing Workshop toolbar icons on Linux. · Fixed script editor not opening on Linux. · Fixed Lo…
Ladies and gentlemen, come one, come all, to feast your eyes on wondrous sights and behold amazing feats! It's "Cirque des Jeux", the next Leadwerks Game Tournament! How does it work? For one month, the Leadwerks community builds small playable games. Some people work alone and some team up with others. At the end of the month we release our projects to the public and play each other's games. T…
Today we are pleased to announce the release of Leadwerks Game Engine 4.5. Version 4.5 introduces support for VR headsets including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and all OSVR-based hardware, with support for both room-scale and seated VR experiences. The Leadwerks virtual reality command set is robust yet incredibly simple allowing you to easily convert your existing 3D games into VR titles. To he…
Border Recon is a 32 multi-player third-person shooter inspired by SOCOM and the events of Desert Storm. The game features infantry and soon: jets, cars, and tanks. Almost a year in the making, soon to be released! This project is being developed from the ground up by Jen (solo developer) using Leadwerks Engine. The game will release in Q1 of 2018. Download the alpha version free here:
A beta build of version 4.5 is now available on the beta branch on Steam. This updates the engine to the latest Newton 3.14. Versions 4.5 and 5 beta are now compiling side-by-side with the same source code. Because of major engine changes in version 5, some bugs may need to be resolved before the final release. Some preliminary information on updating C++ projects can be found in this thread .…
Our most recent game tournament was a smashing success. We had fewer entries this time, but they more than made up for it with the great quality of this round of games. Without further ado I am happy to present the entries... Behind Enemy Lines Wow! This game by burgelkat features a variety of missions from blowing up drug manufacturing facilities to sabatoging a plane. Although the same mechan…
Fall is in the air. The leaves are changing colors, people are bundling up, and game developers are itching to try their hand at another community game tournament. How does it work? For 30 days, the Leadwerks community builds small playable games. Some people work alone and some team up with others. At the end of the month, on Halloween day, we release our projects to the public and play each o…
Black as your Soul by RagingMages is a short horror puzzle game about a scientific corporation trying to do everything to save mankind from total extinction. Sometimes it is better to not play god, sadly it is too late. In this game you have to explore, fight, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth. Made in Leadwerks Engine, the world is set in a near future where water has become scarce and a…
Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4 is now available on Steam. This version adds a new GUI system, support for inverse kinematics, and enhanced visuals. The free update goes out today to over 20,000 paid users on Steam. Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4 sees the introduction of Leadwerks GUI, a system for creating resolution-independent in-game menus. Custom GUI elements can be created with Lua script, or an ite…
Let's take a moment to review some of the great new features coming soon in Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4. The release is due out at the end of the month, but you can try it now by opting into the beta branch on Steam. Leadwerks GUI Leadwerks GUI provides you with an in-game GUI to handle all your game menus and interfaces. Each widget uses a Lua script that controls drawing and user interaction. Y…
An update for version 4.4 beta is now available. The Newton Dynamics library has been updated to the current version. Vehicles are temporarily unavailable, but everything else should work. The Newton DLLs have been moved into external DLLs, which allows the author of Newton to debug his own physics code in Leadwerks from Visual Studio. You can get the update by opting into the beta branch on St…
Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4 beta is now available on the beta branch on Steam. This adds support for virtual reality with the OpenVR library. OpenVR supports both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift headsets. To enable VR mode in your Leadwerks game, simply enable it as follows. If a VR headset is detected and initialized, this function will return true: VR:Enable() Any cameras not attached to a ren…
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